Guardian Music — Fans will be able to read former Beatle's private correspondence as part of the John Lennon Letters app. Imagine …A selection of John Lennon's private correspondence will be released as an app, Digital Music News reports.The content is taken from r... more info

Guardian Music — Tokyo-born musician and activist 'deeply honoured' to organise 10-day Meltdown arts festival at Southbank centreYoko Ono has been named the next curator of the Meltdown festival at the Southbank centre in London. The musician, artist, author and acti... more info

Guardian Music — Tokyo-born musician and activist 'deeply honoured' to organise 10-day Meltdown arts festival at Southbank centreYoko Ono has been named the next curator of the Meltdown festival at the Southbank centre in London. The musician, artist, author and acti... more info

Guardian Music — Scottish songwriter picks up best solo act, with Pulp, Blur and the Manic Street Preachers also among the winnersThe old guard of rock were celebrated at this year's Q awards, with prizes for Pulp, Blur, the Manic Street Preachers, the recently refor... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonDoes it matter that Michael Clark's latest work has no real title? Probably not, as his choreography tends to be one long work in progress. This latest piece, with music by Scritti Politti and Relaxed Muscle, has evolved out of dances... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Screaming Females at La Zona Rosa, 10/10/2012 (more by Tim Griffin) Screaming Females had to cancel tour dates, but managed to finish off their TX run with Garbage last night in Austin. Our pals at Mercy, who are sponsoring the... more info

ContactMusic — Jarvis Cocker has reviewed the latest book to be have been published about The Beatles. 'The John Lennon Letters', edited by Hunter Davies, is a... more info

Guardian Music — Jarvis Cocker loves the Beatles, but it is time to move on"Fifty Years of the Rolling Stones", "Fifty Years of 007", "Fifty Years of the Beatles" – as a 49 year-old I feel a little resentful of the latest round of anniversaries. They might as wel... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, London"Where the fuck did you lot come from?" inquires Richard Hawley, glaring out at the crowd. This is South Yorkshire parlance for: "Hello, my fanbase – one pleasantly swollen since the release of my latest album, Standing at th... more info

Guardian Music — Her dark tales of lust, loss and vengeance bring to mind Broken English-era Marianne Faithfull and are due belated critical acclaimHometown: WhitburnThe lineup: Nadine Shah (vocals, guitar, piano)The background: Shah is a singer-songwriter of Norwegi... more info